Well you wouldn't want one jumping on your minky would you!

That's not a cane toad is it? :scared:

Certianly not!!! This cute little chap is an order of magnitude smaller than a cane toad. I'll try looking him up to give him his due.

If you had a cane toad stuck to your window you might be upset.

It was about 4/5 inches long.
Maybe a couple of inches wide.

No, I didn't eat it.

But I am going to a posh French restuarant on Thursday so I may have frogs legs in garlic butter. Taste like chicken

Did you know they used to export live frogs from Turkey to W Europe for culinary purposes? They used to escape from their crates as they were unloaded on the tarmac.

Turkey ? No, everyone says they taste like chicken

Div

Had a young cane toad in the house earlier. Have absolutely no idea how it got in but it quickly got back out.

If the houses down there are like here it's come in under the door.

Lived in 3 properties here so far and they always leave a large gap of half an inch at the bottom.

Reckon they must have bought a trillion "short doors" from somewhere.

Could be a building philosophy to help keep the house cool but it also lets everything in. Toads, gekkos, cockroaches, ants, spiders......you name it.

This is a Peron's Tree Frog Litoria peroni.

I managed to ID it, because of the size and distribution; the distinctive markings on its flanks which you can just about see; and the cross-shaped pupils, which are unique to this species apparently.

Apologies for not getting back sooner, but I'm confined to extremely slow public library computers at the mo, and my on-line time keeps running out before I can get much done...

If anybody else would like Australian birds, mammals, reptiles and frogs identified, just send them my way and I'll do my best to help you.

Mrs B here - thks for that - very interesting They make such a load noise its incredible - so pleased we managed to finally see what was making it! They are awesome aren't they

In the apartment we first lived in they used to sit on the balcony rail and appear to just stare at us - such a fantastic bright green colour - amazing!!

Cheers
Gill

Hi Gill,

Just to clear things up: Lesleys frog was a Peron's Tree Frog, whereas yours are (as stated by others) Green Tree Frogs Litoria caerulea.

I boxed up a lizard, some sort of frog & an owl yesterday Tony & sent them to you addressed to tonyk @ the local public library, look out for them at the computer desks, Im sure they'll find you, let me know what they are by return mail if you like

I'm disappointed Mrs D! I had images of the postie trying to push a kangaroo-shaped parcel through my letterbox!

Btw, I've got access to the net at work now, so your menagerie might not get to me...

Found this one in our shower